Added example inspired by TIP#65

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/info.n b/doc/info.n
index a652c9d..951f492 100644
--- a/doc/info.n
+++ b/doc/info.n
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: info.n,v 1.9 2004/02/17 04:55:27 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: info.n,v 1.10 2004/05/28 10:49:09 dkf Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH info n 8.4 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -202,6 +202,25 @@ has each matching namespace variable qualified with the name
 of its namespace.
 Note that a currently-visible variable may not yet "exist" if it has not
 been set (e.g. a variable declared but not set by \fBvariable\fR).
+.SH EXAMPLE
+This command prints out a procedure suitable for saving in a Tcl
+script:
+.CS
+proc printProc {procName} {
+    set result [list proc $procName]
+    set formals {}
+    foreach var [info args $procName] {
+        if {[info default $procName $var def]} {
+            lappend formals [list $var $def]
+        } else {
+            # Still need the list-quoting because variable
+            # names may properly contain spaces.
+            lappend formals [list $var]
+        }
+    }
+    puts [lappend result $formals [info body $procName]]
+}
+.CE
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 global(n), proc(n)